and turkey issues an international appeal for help. we ll be taking a look at how world leaders are responding. welcome to the programme. we begin in turkey and northern syria, where two powerful earthquakes have killed more than 2,000 people. many more injured and still missing. we ll look at the damage done and the rescue operations. first, let s see where this happened. the first earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8 the epicentre in turkey s gaziantep province. there have been almost 30 other shocks in the region, all powerful enough to magnify the damage. a second major earthquake 130km north of the first one. these pictures show buildings collapsing in south east turkey. the country has declared a state of emergency. here s president erdogan. translation: we do not know how far the number of dead and injured - will rise as debris removal works continue in many buildings in the earthquake zone. our hope is that we will recover from this disaster with the least loss of life
rubble controlled, where there are thousands of perfectly peaceful families rebel controlled. families that have been displaced up to 20 times already in their lives. and now this. to 20 times already in their lives. and now this- and now this. that some of the challenges- let s look at the aid response so far. around 45 countries have offered their support to turkey. the european union is sending ten search and rescue teams, and the bloc s copernicus satellite system will provide emergency mapping services. india is flying in 200 personnel with dog squads and equipment. doctors and paramedics are also being readied. russia is sending rescue teams to both countries. 300 military personnel in syria are also helping with the clear up effort. and the government in japan, which frequently suffers earthquakes, is dispatching the japan disaster relief rescue team to turkey.
offered their support to turkey. teams and the bloc s copernicus satellite system will provide emergency mapping services. india is flying in 200 people with dogs and equipment. doctors and paramedics are also being readied. russia is sending rescue teams to both countries. 300 military personnel in syria are also helping with the clear up effort. and the government injapan, which frequently suffers earthquakes, is dispatching the japan disaster relief rescue team to turkey. in the last hour or so, we ve heard from the us. we have heard from a spokesperson from the white house and we can take a listen. and we can take a listen. today, our dee est and we can take a listen. today, our deepest condolences and we can take a listen. today, our deepest condolences are and we can take a listen. today, our deepest condolences are with - and we can take a listen. today, our deepest condolences are with those | deepest condolences are with those who have lost loved ones and devastating eart
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years. they are heavily dependent on basic things like diesel to keep their equipment running and as i am hearing from people on the ground they are already running out of diesel. syria nationwide right now is going through a crippling fuel shortage and so that is kind of exacerbating the challenges in opposition controlled areas and also regime controlled areas to respond to this kind of challenge. so can we up the provision of basic staple assistance items like fuel? yes. i think we can but it is going to take a concerted effort. the additional challenges that one border crossing that i have mentioned all of this assistant goes through. the main road that leads to that border crossing was all by destroyed by the earthquake overnight. the un has been sending out messages saying, even their basic humanitarian relief that they have been providing for years now is likely to be curtailed if not immediately stopped because of the lack of road transport that leads to